Friday in photos

Aug. 23: A water-bombing plane spreads water to extinguish a fire in Portugal, Toronto City Mayor Rob Ford takes on Hulk Hogan in arm-wrestling match, Nepalese men throw a live goat into a pond during festival in Nepal.

Egyptian army soldiers in armored vehicles block Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, during mass protests Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. Egyptian security and military forces deployed Friday around Cairo, closing off traffic in some major thoroughfares and in the city center as hundreds of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi took to the streets demanding his return to office.(AP Photo/Amr Nabil)Photo by Amr Nabil

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Amanda Knox and her family celebrate acquittalItaly's highest court overturned the murder conviction against Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend Friday over the 2007 slaying of Knox's roommate, bringing to a definitive end to the high-profile case.